The GOP is pressing forward with its new "roadmap" on what it needs to/should do going forward. Most think it will be controversial and will meet dissent in the rank and file and specifically the more conservative ends.

The key elements are:
- Comprehensive immigration reform (but no mention on how or what that entails)
- $10 million outreach to minority groups, including gay and lesbian
- Take a harder line with corporate America, less corporate "welfare"
- Loosen fundraising laws in D.C. and state capitals
- Shorten 2016 presidential primary calendar
- Reduce the number of presidential primary debates to approximately 10 to 12 (no earlier than Sept. 2015).

I am happy to see the slow understanding that homosexuals matter and should be "accepted" as part of the party (I say "accepted" because I realize there are some within the party that won't and this is not a blanket "we accept that homosexuals are and deserve the same things heterosexuals enjoy"). And that something needs to move regarding the immigration issue and those here illegally. It's taking to long to get to this point but to see some (any) movement is good. I can't find the full listing of all the elements of the "roadmap" but reading the article one piece struck me:

Quote:The report also calls for the GOP to take a harder line with corporations.

"We have to blow the whistle at corporate malfeasance and attack corporate welfare," it says. "We should speak out when CEOs receive tens of millions of dollars in retirement packages but middle-class workers have not had a meaningful raise in years."

There is still a long way to go on this, these are just recommendations that still need to be conveyed to and discussed within the party overall to see if it gains traction and/or what needs to be changed and can be accepted. We'll have to wait and see.

Tugg

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I don’t know that I am unafraid to be myself, but it is hard to be somebody else. -W. Shatner

Quoting DeltaMD90 (Reply 3):I can't speak for gays and lesbians, but I think they'd prefer to have more equal rights while being secretly disliked rather than not having these rights and knowing exactly where people stand.

As was shown in what is nominally viewed as Democrat-led California in 2008..... I am sure people are all aware that there are people in groups they are part of that don't like what they are/do/support/whatever. The secret is to just work together where you can.

Tugg

I don’t know that I am unafraid to be myself, but it is hard to be somebody else. -W. Shatner

Rush Limbaugh criticized Republican National Committee leaders on Monday for suggesting in the RNC’s autopsy report that conservatives were “disrespectful” and “out of touch,” saying it was the opposite.

Limbaugh said that if Republicans abandon their positions — including their long held stance against same-sex marriage — then they will end up hurting themselves.

Quoting mt99 (Reply 5):You want to know how screwed up the GOP is? They are making these changes based on the lesson they learned on the last election. Fantastic.

Eh sadly, flipping seems to be a politician thing rather than a GOP thing. Otherwise we might have seen a repeal of the Patriot Act, Gitmo, etc. But again, not complaining on this case, just wish some of these politicians had more conviction to stand up for LGBT rights sooner. Kudos to the few leading the charge, we may say too little too late but they are getting the ball rolling, that deserves some credit

Do you really believe that the wealthy and the large corporations will be willing to give up anything? They have the funds for lobbying and any change you see will be a change in name of some benefit they enjoy.

What to look for?

Continual efforts to change democracy with the GOP efforts to change voting. Longer lines and other changes.

More attacks on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - while pushing for more tax cuts, especially in Capital Gains.

I hear this kind of talk after every C-PAC meeting. "We need to change because America is changing" has been the theme the last few C-PAC meetings and the last election. That's why there is so much squabbling amongst the right. I doubt anything substantive will change. They still follow the golden rule: Those who have the gold make the rules.